Iconic Images Competition

We're pleased to announce the winners of the Canon Iconic Image Competition

Thanks to everyone that entered and congratulations to the finalists and grand prize winner(s)!

Matt Doggett, UK (Grand Prize Winner)

Stephane Droal, France

Oskar Zak, Poland

Tobias Corts, Germany

Emmanuel Brossier, France

Tobias Friedrich, Germany

Christian Kraus, Germany

Erik De Boer, Netherlands

Rupert Hitchcox, UK

Aleksandr Dymov, Russia

Congratulations to all our shortlisted winners

Finalists and grand prize winner(s) will be notified by 10 November - stay tuned!

Mr Pavel Cachro

Mr Martin Kylar

Mr Jan Veber

Mr Jakub Sipos

Mr Daniel Bülov

Anders Schmidt Hansen

Allan Jensen

Marius Sabo

Daniela Aebersold

Eric Egli

Mr Frederic Huber

Mr Lukas Linder

Mrs Daria Smirnova

Mr Andri Laukas

Saso Domijan

Mr Sven Kühni

Markus Moor

Mr Christian Kraus

Mrs Lisa Sawall

Mr Toni Polkowski

Mr Marc Vorwerk

Mr Jaro Suffner

Michael Arlt

Holger Hagen

Mr Marcus Olbrich

Carsten Schröder

Mrs Laura Längsfeld

Hans-Peter Dorn

Mrs Maria Nicole Fencik

Peter Helmer

Sebastian Tontsch

Paul Garau

Mr Robin Mayer

Mr Georgios Blanas

Ms Chantal Lichtenberg

Mrs Irina Garcia

Sandra Brehmer

Iris Ohlig

Mrs Heike Gruwald

Sven Siebauer

Mr Oliver Göhlke

Mr Pascal Tanner

Thomas Buchmann

Mr Manuel Trapp

Dieter Krause

Christoph Justen

Lucien Muller

Mr Tobias Friedrich

Mr Tobias Corts

Mr Drew Mcdonnell

Anders Bergön

Евгений Кужилев

Mr Сергей Смирнов

Mr Paweł Traczyk

Ms Eliška Podzimková

Ms Mária Karľaková

Anton Sampson

Rupert Hitchcox

Mr Andrew Stephenson

Mr Norman Quinn

Leon Osborne

Edgaras Vaicikevicius

Mr Matt Doggett

Ms Laura Zorrilla

Julio Cesar Fernandez Fernandez

Alberto Monteagudo Roeb

Ms Susana Hinojo

David Martinez Moreno

Miquel Company Costa

Roger Torramade I Hors

Mrs Janette Koskinen

Mr Aimo Liuska

Mr Matias Partanen

Sonja Meskanen

Mr Jere Viinikainen

Mr Jaakko Höykinpuro

Juha Räty

Jaana Selander-Tervakari

Mrs Pirkko Marjukka Walsh

Mr Kari Kanasaari

Mrs Marjo Lalli

Tomi Rossi

Gunilla Tammenmaa

Mr Jarkko Heikkinen

Marko Masstosaari

Mr Samuli Rosenberg

Mr Ilkka Karppanen

Mr Sander Vill

Mr Aymmesson Butryn

Mr Bernard Van Bellingen

Cedrik Strahm

Ms Alice Colombo

Mr Franck Belloeil

Claudy Decoux

Ms Laetitia Guichard

Stephane Droal

Mr Emmanuel Brossier

Guillaume Crost

Mr Thomas Teffaine

Mr Dominique Perrin

Mr Peter Eudes

Guillaume Wilmin

Mr Mikael Lafontan

Mr Frédéric Couzinier

Mr Olivier Landriève

Ms Laurelenn Jacquet

Mr Renaud Julian

Mr Fabrice Guerin

Mr Tomáš Havel

Ms Michaela Šmídová

Norbert Szűcs

Ms Fruzsina Pető

Natxo Santos

Ruben Redondo Herrero

Vegard Aamold

Mrs Monika Małek

Igor Hollman

Mr Dechatre Sebastien

Mr Manu Duclos

Mr Thomas Millerand

Sandor Makai

Ms Csenge Jenei

Móricz Csaba

Svein Nordrum

Mr Fredrik Pettersen

Mrs Akiko Kojima

Ms Saman Alam

Koen Cockaert

Mrs Margot Martens

Mr Alexander Meeus

Mr Hans Jellema

Rob Knoben

Pasqual Demmenie

Mr Hans De Jonge

Erik De Boer

Rob Van Empel

Mrs Anne Cunningham

Saskia Van Den Berg

André Dorst

Sil Schuuring

Fer Wijker

Maurice Smeets

Mr Kuba Sobczyk

Mr Dominik Wodyk

Mr Tomasz Bednarowski

Klaudiusz Jednicki

Mr Oskar Zak

Mrs Sylwia Skorek

Mrs Beata Seklecka

Magdalena Szurek

Mr José Duarte

Mr André Peixinho

Mr Filipe Almeida

Carlos Mata

Manuel Ferreira

Mr Nikita Chumak

Armen Gasparyan

Alexey Polyakov

Mr Kristof Domján

Jan Villim

Richard Kondas

Mr André Evald

Lars Persson

Mr Andreas Ringnér

Mr Janne Heikkinen

Mr Michał Gałczyński

Łukasz Szewczak

Александр Дымов

Mr Василий Финогенов

Wojciech Stańczyk

Mrs Anna Bzdęga

José Ramos

Jakub Cejpek

Competition closed

The Iconic Images competition is now closed.

Shortlist winners will be unveiled on the Canon Gallery on 3rd November.

Finalists and the Grand Prize winner will be announced on 24th November.

Good luck to all our entrants!

The Brief

Life is full of iconic moments that define who we are. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the EOS 5D series, we invite you to share an iconic photo that you feel represents a story of change for the chance to win from a range of limited edition EOS 5D prizes. Entries will be judged by internationally acclaimed Canon Ambassadors and Getty Images photographers. If you need some inspiration check out the images in the competition Gallery. Good luck!

Entries

Submit

Entering is simple, just follow these 3 steps:

Choose an image

First, select a photo which you have captured that you feel represents a story of change. Check out the images in the competition Gallery if you need some inspiration.

Create a Canon iD

Then, create an account to upload your photo and access other fun stuff like irista and the Canon newsletter.

Upload your entry

Finally, enter your photo and tell us in 140 characters or less the story behind it and how it represents change.

First

FAQs

Who can enter the Canon Iconic Images competition?

The competition is open to all residents of United Kingdom & Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and The Netherlands aged 18 years or over (or with the permission of an adult to enter)

To keep things fair, there are a few groups of people who can't enter:

Canon Masters

Canon Ambassadors

Canon Explorers

Employees of Canon and their immediate families, the agencies or anyone professionally connected with this Competition are not eligible to participate

Eligible entrants can enter the competition as many times as they like.

Does my image need to be shot on a Canon camera?

No. For this competition eligible submissions include photographs shot on any device.

How do I enter?

Entering is simple, just follow these 3 step

First, select a photo which you have captured that you feel represents a story of change. Check out the images in the competition Gallery if you need some inspiration

Then, create a Canon iD to upload your photo and access other fun stuff like irista and the Canon newsletter

Finally, enter your photo and tell us in 140 characters or less the story behind it and how it represents change

Elligible entries will be displayed on the Canon Gallery following moderation.

How is the competition judged?

Winners will be selected by a judging panel consisting of internationally acclaimed Canon Ambassadors and Getty Images - one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of award-winning still imagery, video, music and multimedia products - photographers and staff:

Getty Images Photographer and Canon Ambassador, Brent Stirton

Getty Images Photographer, Toby Smith

Getty Images Creative Director, Anthony Holland Parkin

What are the key competition dates?

The competition will open for entry at 09:00 CEST on Tuesday 1 September 2015 and close at 23:59 CEST on Friday 2 October 2015. Images received after this time may be displayed in the Canon Gallery, but will not be eligible as a competition entry.

Winners will be notified via email on or before 30 October 2015.

Shortlisted winners will be publically announced on 3 November 2015, and finalists & the grand prize winner on 24 November 2015 on the Canon Gallery.

What is the criteria?

Eligible submissions include photographs captured on any device that represent a story of change. Entrants must ensure that they include the story behind their image and have permission from anyone featured and any other rights holders who are associated with their image. Please view the full Terms and Conditions for more information on image requirements for valid competition entry.

Judging will be based on technique, creativity and original and interesting interpretation of the brief.